Mary Kate Chords

[Intro]
Em F#m G A x 4
 
[Verse]
D                 G       D
My mother and my father dear
D                   G       D
Thank God you never saw us here
Em                          Bm
But we’re still alive and some salvation
Em         Bm     F#m
Might be yet at hand
 
D                        G        D
They’re sending workhouse orphan girls
D                    G            D
Across the world to New South Wales
Em
They’ve picked me out
      Bm             Em     Bm    F#m
But won’t allow my little sister come
 
 
D               G     D
Too-rye-ah my Mary Kate
D                G    D
Too-rye-ah my Mary Kate
A           Bm    G
I might see Australia
A           Bm    G
But we will meet again some day
 
D                   G     D
It’s only for your age babeen
D                      G        D
They’d send you with the big cailíns
Em                  Bm
I know I know it’s hard
              Em     Bm       F#m
But it’s the only chance we have
 
D                      G       D
Let’s dry away these bitter tears
D                    G          G
I won’t just go and leave you here
Em                  Bm
Stay strong for me, the miss will mind you
Em     Bm       F#m
Till I send the fare
 
D               G     D
Too-rye-ah my Mary Kate
D                G    D
Too-rye-ah my Mary Kate
A           Bm    G
I might see Australia
A           Bm    G           A G A
But we will reunite some day
 
[Bridge]
Em F#m G A x 2
 
[Verse]
D                     G         D
Thank you for your reply Miss Anne
D                   G            D
I’m grateful for the kindness that
         Em
You’ve shown to us
     Bm                 Em   Bm       F#m
God found a true and honest soul in you
 
D                       G    D
You nursed our little Mary Kate
D                     G         D
When you had so much on your plate
     Em                Bm
In every prayer I’ll think of you
   Em    Bm       F#m
Until the day I die
 
Em  G
Ay (ad lib)
 
D                  G     D
And too-rye-ah my Mary Kate
D                  G      D
I’m sorry so sweet Mary Kate
A            Bm    G
You won’t see Australia
A            Bm    G
And we won’t meet again some day
 
D             G      D
Too-rye-ah my Mary Kate
D                  G    D
Forever now sweet Mary Kate
A               Bm    G
You won’t see Australia
A                          Bm   G
And we won’t meet in this life again
 
Fade out to alternating G to A, ending on G
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